Profile
Casey Kasem
Radio Personality + Voice Actor
Male
Born
Apr 27, 1932
Age
81
Hometown
Detroit, Michigan
Nationality
United States
Alma Mater
Wayne State Unive...
Other Names
Kasem, Kemal
Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem is an American radio personality and voice actor who is best known for being the host of the nationally syndicated Top 40 countdown show American Top 40, and for voicing Shaggy in the popular Saturday morning cartoon franchise… Read More
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Romance
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Linda Myers KasemMarried 1972 - 1979
Family
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Casey Kasem
Age 81
children
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Liberty Irene KasemDaughter, Age 22
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Julie KasemDaughter
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Mike KasemSon
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Photos: Legendary Dj Selling Over The Top EstateHuffington Post - Apr 06, 2013
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Gary Karton: The Diaper Challenge I Think Every New Dad Should TryHuffington Post - Feb 22, 2013
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Nat Roe: 10 Seconds From Every Top 100 Song EverHuffington Post - Jun 04, 2012
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Five Things You Need To Know Today: April 27, 2012Braintree Patch - Apr 27, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1932
Birth
Born on April 27, 1932.
THIRTIES
Kasem, along with Don Bustany and Ron Jacobs, founded the popular American Top 40 franchise in 1970, hosting it from July 4, 1970 to August 6, 1988; and then from March 28, 1998 to January 3, 2004.
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1971
39 Years Old
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In 1971, he provided the character voice of Peter Cottontail in the Rankin/Bass production of Here Comes Peter Cottontail, versus Vincent Price providing the voice of the villainous Iron Tail.
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FORTIES
1981
49 Years Old
Kasem received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 27, 1981, his 49th birthday, and was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1992.
FIFTIES
1984
52 Years Old
In 1984, he made a cameo in Ghostbusters, reprising his role as the host of American Top 40.
1989
57 Years Old
From January 1989 to March 1998, when Kasem was not at the helm of AT40, he was host of Casey's Top 40, Casey's Hot 20, and Casey's Countdown, syndicated by the Westwood One Radio Networks.
LATE ADULTHOOD
1998
66 Years Old
He was also the host of the short-lived American version of 100% during the 1998–9 season, and would close each episode by inviting viewers to join him that weekend on AT40, which Kasem had just returned to.
2000
68 Years Old
Kasem supported Ralph Nader for president in 2000, supported progressive Democrat Dennis Kucinich in his 2004 and 2008 presidential campaigns, and narrated a campaign ad for George McGovern's 1984 presidential campaign.
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2006
74 Years Old
In August 2006, XM Satellite Radio, now merged with Sirius Satellite Radio, began airing newly restored versions of the original American Top 40 radio show from the 1970s and 1980s. Premiere Radio Networks also started airing reruns of AT40 (dating from 1970 to 1978 and 1980–1988) in January 2007.
On the week of July 4, 2009, after 39 years on air, Casey Kasem ended his run on the radio.
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2010
78 Years Old
In March 2010, Kasem appeared in a commercial for Sprint 4G, reprising his role as AT40 host. In mid-2010, Kasem, although officially retired from acting, began voicing the character of Colton Rogers, Shaggy's father on Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. Kasem was married to Linda Myers from 1971 to 1973, and they have three children together: Mike, Kerri, and Julie.
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